Alan Petherbridge
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| Full name | David Alan Petherbridge | |||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1927 Swansea, Wales | |||||||||||
| Died | 30 July 2020 (aged 92) Sketty, Wales | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||
| Rank | 9th dan black belt[1] | |||||||||||
| Club | Samurai Judo Club, Swansea | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | ||||||||||||
| IJF | 54642 | |||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 4981 | |||||||||||
David Alan Petherbridge MBE (10 September 1927 – 30 July 2020)[2] was a British Olympic athlete.[3] He competed in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[4]
Petherbridge was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1997 Birthday Honours for services to judo.[5] In September 2010 he was inducted to the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Comms, B. J. A. (30 July 2020). "Obituary: Alan Petherbridge MBE". British Judo. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Alan Mbe Petherbridge". funeral-notices.co.uk.
- ^ "Alan Petherbridge". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Alan Petherbridge". British Judo. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 54794". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1997. p. 21.
- ^ Welsh Sports Hall of Fame Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
